MINNESOTA SECOND-QUARTER EXPORTS
Top five export categories
(millions)Change*
Machinery$1,1249.10%
Optical, medical instr.$81011.00%
Electrical machinery$606-13.20%
Vehicles$48317.30%
Plastic$288-3.60%
Top five export countries
Minnesota second-quarter exports
August 25, 2012 at 3:10AM
AmountChange*
Canada$1.6B2.8%
China$747M32.1%
Mexico$325M6.9%
Japan$282M-26.5%
Germany$193M-1.1%
*percentage change from second quarter 2011Source: Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development.
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